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Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) > Symphurinae
Etymology: Symphurus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Thomas Marion Williams (1871–1947) took his BA at Stanford (1897) and MD at Columbia (1901) and practiced (1904) as a physician. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Culver.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 0 - 52 m (Ref. 9294), usually 0 - 30 m (Ref. 9294). Tropical; 32°N -
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.7 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 130775); common length : 7.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9294); poids max. publié: 57.00 g (Ref. 130775)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 89 - 95; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 73 - 79; Vertèbres: 47 - 51.
Found in tide pools, estuaries and inlets with sandy bottoms (Ref. 9294). Probably taken with seines and as bycatch of trawl fisheries (Ref. 9294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Munroe, T.A., F. Krupp and M. Schneider, 1995. Cynoglossidae. Lenguas, lenguetas. p. 1039-1059. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9294)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 19.9 - 28.5, mean 25.1 °C (based on 122 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00507 - 0.02267), b=3.11 (2.92 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).